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Todd Clever gets the nod at blindside flanker for his final international match Saturday at Torero Stadium in San Diego, Calif. Clever's swan song will decide if the Eagles qualify for the Rugby World Cup as Americas 1, or if they have to face Uruguay in the next stage of qualification. Winner takes all.

Brought into a lineup for the first time this summer is Madison Hughes, who starts at fullback. He was not in the 23 for any of the three previous tests so far. Ben Cima, who started against Ireland and last weekend against Canada, has been deactivated entirely. The scrumhalf carousel sees Nate Augspurger get the nod over Shaun Davies.

"If you look at the roster it's probably the squad what was very much in our plans for the first game," Mitchell said in a release. "Ryan was sick, Tony [Lamborn] was unavailable, and Chris was recovering.

"I was really impressed with Madison on the November Tour last year. Obviously he has some niggles from the sevens circuit, so we had to manage him carefully. The medical team has done a fantastic job; I didn't think we'd even see him on this trip."

The match will be streamed live for paid subscribers on The Rugby Channel.